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Violence, abuse, and neglect of Australia’s disabled people is at an epidemic level, national rights and advocacy organisation People with Disability Australia has said in a detailed submission to the…
The child sexual abuse Royal Commission has heard that the demands of a criminal case mean many children with a disability never see their abuser convicted. The commission is examining…
Two special guests, Jess Richter, from the RMIT Centre for Innovative Justice and Christina Ryan, CEO of Advocacy for Inclusion, talk about their advocacy projects which are about seeking justice…
Done by Law is grassroots radio for social justice on community radio station 3CR, Tuesday 6:00pm to 6:30pm. The Federation of Community Legal Centres presents current legal issues, giving a
The overall population with acquired brain injuries (ABI) are two per cent, yet a study by Victoria Corrections found that 42 per cent of male prisoners and 33 per cent…
The Bolshy Divas describe themselves as “disability activists in the style of feminist masked avengers”. In April, six divas appeared before the Senate’s community affairs committee for a hearing into…
A Ballarat disability advocate says the system for alerting authorities to abuse in the sector is flawed and relies on internal reporting mechanisms that are inadequate.
Police have become the default frontline response to Aboriginal people with mental and cognitive disabilities. In the absence of culturally responsive and therapeutic community-based support, regular police contact from a…
There are significant barriers to complaints of abuse and neglect of people with disabilities being reported or investigated, a Senate inquiry has heard.
A former Department of Human Services disability support worker who sexually abused a number of disabled male clients has been jailed for 12 months.
Are Australians with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) more vulnerable to adverse outcomes in the criminal justice system? the Law Report learns of situations where ASD behaviours has the potential to…
Bail has been granted to a deaf and intellectually disabled man accused of murder, with a Victorian Supreme Court judge ruling that he has suffered hardship in custody because he…
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